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Why Is The World Shifting To Virtual Reality Machines?

August 26, 2022 / / 0 Comments

It’s 2022, and technology is advancing at a lightning-fast pace. Every day there is a new innovation that is aiding humankind in some way to improve our quality of life. One of these innovations is the advent of virtual reality, and with time, we have witnessed its growth into countless fields. The applications for virtual reality are growing at a rapid rate, helping people explore unchartered territories of opportunities and possibilities. Here are some of the reasons top experts are opting for VR and why you should make the shift as well.

1. Experience a reality beyond the physical senses.

Virtual reality technology offers you the opportunity to experience a situation from a first-person perspective. With hyper-realistic graphics, virtual reality has totally revolutionized the gaming industry. A gamer can be ‘inside’ the game and participate as the character in the gameplay. Every move is triggered by the player, and it provides a real sensation and feedback with every action. Virtual reality has made a massive impact on the gaming industry with its amazing immersive technology.

2. Virtual reality has taken simulation and training to another level.

One of the many applications of virtual reality includes usage for simulation and training purposes and procedures. Through a virtual reality machine, one can simulate a highly dangerous or technical situation. Some examples including training in delicate medical procedures, flight training, combat simulations, solidifying your technical repair skills under pressured simulations, and much more. This is all possible with VR machines without risking other peoples’ lives. Overall, using VR to train can be applied to various industries and situations.

3. VR equipment offers a preview of your destination.

Have you ever been disappointed by the destination of your vacation? Not anymore! VR is here to prevent disappointment among vacationers. Never be fooled again by the pictures when you can just use VR to preview your hotel rooms and destinations as a live 360-degree feed. The use of VR for this purpose has grown steadily and many hotels and rental places are introducing convenient virtual tours.

4. Virtual reality can enhance your shopping experience and decisions.

VR comes in very handy in our day-to-day activities, such as shopping. Suppose you’re planning to renovate or update the interior design of your house. However, just looking at the designs doesn’t make it simple and it can be hard to imagine how it would actually look. Such confusion can easily be handled by using VR to put together the designs and the interior of your house for a well-versed decision.

Conclusion

One can debate that virtual reality can be astounding and educational for so many, and it can also aid in reducing the build-up stress by granting them the joy of visiting another world virtually. If you need any services regarding virtual reality machines, whether it is questions regarding the equipment or installation of a VR unit, consult with National Computer Repair. Visit our website or give us a call at (615) 826-7550 and we’ll fix anything and everything that is wrong with your system.

Iconic Early Laptops

August 27, 2021 / / 0 Comments

When we look back in history, it’s amazing to see how far we have advanced in terms of technology and innovation. We have gone from clunky and heavy early laptop bricks to slim and sleek laptops that you can take anywhere. We even have nearly the same capabilities in our tablets and phones. So what were the first truly portable laptops and how have they influenced us today? Continue reading to learn more about the very start of laptop innovation.

Image credit: “Osborne 1 open” by Bilby, licensed under CC BY 3.0

Osborne 1

Widely considered as the very first portable laptop, the Osborne 1 was created in 1981 by Adam Osborne. It had a 5-inch screen, 2 floppy drives, a battery pack, a modem, and a built-in keyboard. At the time, it costed around $1,795 and unfortunately, it also wasn’t very popular. It was also heavy and bulky. Although it wasn’t successful, it demonstrated the potential of carrying around your own laptop to work or for traveling.

Grid Compass 1101

Image credit: “GRiD Compass 1101” by jmdo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Made in 1982, the Grid Compass 1101 introduced the clamshell design which allowed its screen to fold against the keyboard when closed. This design allowed a safer travel and an easier carry because it was protected. It featured a 384 kilobyte bubble memory and a 320 by 200 pixel electroluminescent display (ELD). Costing around $8,000 to $10,000, it was mainly used by the military and was also used by NASA on the space shuttle during the 1980s.

Its innovative clamshell design was one of the most influential and successful aspects of it that is still seen in many of our modern devices today. However, it wasn’t truly portable due to the lack of an internal battery and it had to be plugged into an outlet.

Compact LTE

In 1989, the Compact LTE was regarded as the first “notebook” laptop due to its smaller size similar to a notebook. It was much easier to carry around compared to the larger and bulkier laptops before its time. It had a built-in hard drive and about 20MB of storage space.

Apple Laptops: Macintosh Portable & PowerBook Series

Image credit: “Apple Musuem (Prague) Macintosh Portable” by Benoit Prieur – CC-BY-SA

Apple created their first laptop in 1989 called the Macintosh Portable and it featured a decent battery life and screen for its time. However, its size and heavy weight did not add to its popularity. Although it did pioneer in including a built in trackball.

Image credit: “Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c” by diskdepot.co.uk, licensed under CC BY-SA

Moving forward to 1991, Apple released the PowerBook series which were extremely successful in their design and features. The keyboard was moved back so users can rest their palms and it also featured a track ball positioned towards the front. This is now equivalent to the touchpads we see now on modern laptops. Apple continued to further innovate the PowerBook series and its features set the foundation for more technological development that we are able to use today.

Conclusion

As you can see, we have definitely come a long way from our humble technological beginnings to high-speed devices that has connected the world. While we don’t do repairs on laptops from the late 1900s, we do provide expert repair services for modern laptops! National Computer Repair is your one stop tech support for virus removal, upgrades, data transfers, and much more. For more information, please visit our website or call (615) 826-7550.

Quarantine and Chill (your laptop down)

April 30, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Because of recent global events, everyone’s lives have shifted to adapt to social distancing practices for the time being. That means more and more Americans have switched to working remotely from home. This has greatly increased the use of everyone’s handy dandy laptop. Whether it be for video conference calls or completing projects for work, our laptops these days are getting a work out. Like people, laptops need to cool down during a hard work out. You want to prevent your laptop from overheating and keep it working at tip top shape. You’re wondering how is this possible? You need to show your laptop a little TLC by purchasing a laptop cooling pad.

What is a laptop cooling pad?

            A laptop cooling pad is the latest necessity for all those professionals that have switched to working at home. The amount of hours spent on our laptops has dramatically increased. The longer the time spent working on a laptop, the harder a laptop’s operating system has to work. A laptop cooling pad (also referred to as a notebook cooling pad) is a device that helps lower a laptop’s operating temperature. It is simply a device that rests beneath your laptop to help cool it down. If an operating system gets too hot, the laptop will not function at its full potential and there is a possibility to cause permanent damage to the laptop. Purchasing a laptop cooling pad is an inexpensive way to prevent a truly expensive problem.

            At National Computer Repair, we have your back. Our stock of laptop coolers can help with all your computer cooling needs. Our laptop cooling pads are light weight, portable, and easy to use. Our laptop cooling pads simply plug into your laptop’s USB port and are ready to go. That means you do not even have to hassle with bulky adapters! They are that easy to use. You will be able to work effortlessly without worrying about overheating your laptop. Still wondering if a cooling pad is what you need? Give us a call or visit our website, we are glad to help you with all your cooling and other laptop needs.

Ways to Keep Your Computer Running Faster

December 27, 2019 / / 0 Comments

A computer is an incredible and revolutionary piece of hardware that can do seemingly everything you need it to do. However, if not taken care of properly, the device that you consider one of the most important parts of your daily life can become a consistent source of stress. There are a multitude of reasons why a computer starts to slow down when it comes to performance, but what a lot of people don’t realize is that there are plenty of ways to keep this from happening. In the article below, you will be given a few simple steps that can do wonders for keeping your computer in tip-top working condition.

Don’t Let Any Programs Run Automatically:

Something that is often overlooked by most people are the programs that are set to open by default when turning the computer on. Not only is this usually unnecessary except for antivirus programs, but it also greatly effects the overall functionality of your computer. While it may not look like it to you, the programs running in the background take up a lot of your computers RAM, which basically means that they are taking away some of the attention your system has to give, directly effecting how much it can provide to whatever you are actually using the computer for. The fewer programs running the better when it comes to any hardware, which means unclicking that pesky little “start automatically” box can make a whole world of difference.

Uninstall Any Unused Programs:

How many people know every single bit of software and every program on their computer? Besides professionals that work with computers for a living, it is most likely that you don’t know every program or file that is taking up memory and space on your hard drive, which is understandable. With such an intricate system, there are bound to be certain programs that are completely irrelevant to you while possibly being extremely important to other people. The important thing to do in this situation is take the time to search through your computers downloads and applications to see exactly what is in there and how much space it takes up. If you know you aren’t going to use it much or at all and it serves no true daily purpose to be on your computer, uninstall it. The more space you can free on your computer, the faster it will run.

Save All Videos & Photos on External Hard Drive:

Speaking of freeing space on a computer also brings audio, video and picture files to mind. When it comes to these kinds of files, it is extremely easy to lose track of just how many of them you’re saving on your computer. In today’s digital age there is no shortage of opportunities to take a selfie or capture that amazing view, which then gets saved onto your hard drive to take up even more space. While there is nothing wrong at all with saving cherished memories, there is also no reason to keep them on your computer. Purchasing a simple external hard drive of 1 or 2 terabytes will allow you to store every bit of media footage, whether it’s photo or video on that drive and delete it from your actual computer, thus saving a huge amount of space for you to devote towards performance and speed.

Run Consistent Disk Cleanups:

With so many different websites we visit and temporary files we need for either school or work, a virtual junk drawer of unneeded files, programs and cookies can steadily start to pile up in your computer. While at first it may seem harmless, given enough time these random little bits of space can add up to a very slow operating system. Luckily, there is a very easy way to counteract this frustration, which is to run monthly or even weekly diagnostic checks and disk cleanups. By running these checks or merely just going into your computer to delete any recent unnecessary files or cookies, you save vital disk space and allow your computer to operate at its finest.

Conclusion:

Plenty of issues can arise with such a complicated piece of technology, but your computer is actually a relatively simple device to keep up if you know how. Following these few simple tasks can do wonders with creating better functionality and less frustrations for you. If there is an issue that can’t be fixed simply by yourself, however, National Computer Repair is happy to help you get back up and running in no time!

Tech Gifts to Give this Holiday Season

November 26, 2019 / / 0 Comments

Christmas is right around the corner! If you’re still thinking of what presents to give your friends and family, consider getting tech gadgets! Tech gifts are affordable, practical gifts that everyone can use and enjoy. This blog post will go over some options for those who own a laptop or a computer, along with some handy stocking stuffer ideas!

For Laptops

Laptop Cooler: Laptops can quickly overheat when in use, which can cause your computer to become sluggish. Cooling pads and stands are available in a wide range of colors and styles that look great while keeping your laptop at a cool temperature. Many come with an adjustable tilt function to prevent neck strain. These coolers keep your laptop working efficiently, quicken loading times, and improve your overall experience.

Sleeves and Cases: For a tech accessory that is stylish yet functional, buy your loved one a laptop case or sleeve. These come in countless designs, so you are sure to find something to match their style. Sleeves are often lightweight and are meant to protect the laptop from dents and scratches, while cases offer even more protection and come with handy pockets to store your charging cables, USB drives, and other essentials.

Keyboard Covers: The laptop’s motherboard is located underneath the keyboard, which means it is especially susceptible to damages if anything were to get underneath the keys. Keyboard covers act as a shield between food and liquids that would otherwise get inside and damage the laptop. Many colorful colors are available to liven up your laptop, but there are clear ones for those not wanting to be flashy.

For Computers

Antivirus Program: Give your loved one added protection for their computer by giving them an Antivirus program! These programs are available for any operating system; but first, check with your loved one to see which system their computer operates before making the purchase.

Monitor Stand: Show your loved ones you care for their well-being by getting a monitor stand. Being at the computer all day can cause awful neck, back, and shoulder pain. With a monitor stand, the screen is boosted to eye level, which keeps the viewer from hunching over the screen to see properly.

Light Up Keyboard: Whether your loved one is a gamer or a regular PC user, they will love receiving a colorful keyboard! These keyboards can completely transform the way you use your computer. The mechanical keyboard and LED backlights offer improved visibility, customizable lighting options, and improved overall functionality.

Stocking Stuffers

Wireless Headphones: These tiny gifts make a big impression! Wireless headphones offer a comfortable and convenient way to listen to music on the go, wherever you are. From the gym to the living room, these headphones are handy in any situation!

Charging Cords: You can’t go wrong with a new charging cord! Cords come in many colors and patterns, so there is something for the whole family! You can even find some that are extra-long, have flashing LED lights, or have other cool features.

Portable Hard Drive: Nothing is worse than your computer breaking down and losing all of your important documents and favorite photos. Luckily, portable hard drives are easy, convenient, and can store a significant amount of data. Just remind your loved one to keep it updated and they’re good to go!

Conclusion

Give the perfect gift this Christmas by getting some cool tech gadgets! For the latest computer technology, come to National Computer Repair! We also offer computer repair services at reasonable rates.

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